Deb Wood

I started making pottery 24 years ago finding it a healthy outlet for stress but soon found there was a lot to learn. After years of making functional pottery, I found myself more attracted to alternative firings processes, such as wood, pit, barrel and raku. And then found I enjoyed the process of focusing on the production in making horse hair pots, and experimenting with various clay bodies and firing temperatures. I came to love the contrast between the wandering black lines of the horse hair and smoke clouds on the smooth white surface of porcelain.

Later in my life while on a trip to New Mexico and Arizona my eyes were opened to Southwest Native American pottery. I not only became fond of the simplicity and grace of the Native American pottery shapes it was also when first exposed to horse hair done on terracotta clay, and my passion was found. Since then I strived to reflect my interpretation of Native American pottery shapes in my pots, and finding satisfaction from the results of both porcelain and terracotta clay bodies. I'm also an active participant in both Clayworks and Cracked Pot pottery sales.